Boston’s most famous number 12’s

The calendar has reached 12/12/12, and it’s probably safe to say that no future Patriot will don jersey No. 12 after what Brady has achieved while wearing No. 12 the past 13 seasons. Brady joined the Patriots in 2000, has thrown 329 touchdowns and collected three Super Bowl rings while appearing in two other NFL championship games.

Check out some other notable Boston athletes who wore No. 12, starting with the incumbent and then looking back at days gone by.
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Ryan Sweeney, Red Sox

The most recent Red Sox to wear No. 12 was outfielder Ryan Sweeney. He came to Boston in 2012 and hit .260 with 16 RBIs in an injury-shortened season. Before coming to Boston, the 27-year-old played four years with the Oakland A's and two with the Chicago White Sox.
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Brian Rolston, Bruins

The 30-year-old Rolston returned for his second stint in Boston last season, collecting 15 points in 21 games. He previously played for the Bruins from 1999-2003-04, scoring 31 goals in 2001-02. He won a Stanley Cup in 1994-95 with the Devils and took home a silver medal with Team USA in 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Leandro Barbosa, Celtics

Barbosa joined the Celtics this season after stops with the Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, and Indiana Pacers. Barbosa has been serving as a backup point guard to Rajon Rondo. He is averaging 5.6 points through 19 games.
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Tom Ramsey, Patriots

Before Tom Brady, former QB Tom Ramsey (far left) wore No. 12 for the Patriots. A former standout at UCLA, where he was MVP of the 1983 Rose Bowl, Ramsey played three seasons in New England.
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Mark Bellhorn, Red Sox

Flash back to the 2004 World Series. It’s Game 1 against the Cardinals and Red Sox second baseman Mark Bellhorn, wearing No. 12, steps up to the plate in the eighth inning and smashes a two-run home run off Pesky’s pole. He became the first second baseman to homer in three consecutive postseason games.
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Tom Fitzgerald, Bruins

A native of Billerica, the right wing played one season with the Bruins, collecting four goals and 10 points in the the 2005-06 season.
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Ricky Davis, Celtics

Shooting guard Ricky Davis played in Boston from December 2003 until January 2006 when he was traded to the Timberwolves. His nickname, "Get Buckets" came from his high-scoring play rate. While wearing No. 12 for the Celtics, Davis scored 1,309 points in 82 games in the 2004-2005 season.
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Wayne Cashman, Bruins

A rugged left winger and card-carrying member of the Big Bad Bruins, Cashman scored 277 goals and 793 points in 17 seasons in Boston. He also won Stanley Cups in 1970 and 1972. After retiring as a player, Cashman held several NHL coaching positions, including going 32-20-9 as head coach of the Flyers in1997-98.
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Pumpsie Green, Red Sox

The first African American player for the Red Sox, Green played from 1959 to 1962. The middle infielder was a career .246 hitter in 344 games. He finished his career with the Mets in 1963.
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Adam Oates, Bruins

Oates, who was named coach of the Washington Capitals in June of 2012, was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in November of 2012. Oates played in the NHL from 1985-2004, appearing in 1,337 games while scoring 341 goals with 1,079 assists for Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim and Edmonton. Only Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux have averaged more assists-per-game than Oates in the NHL history, and only Gretzky (662) had more assists than Oates (636) during the 1990s.
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Jose Tartabull, Red Sox

Tartabull spent three seasons in Boston, from 1966 to 1968. The outfielder and father of major leaguer Danny Tartabull, hit .281 in 1968, and hit .233 in 1967's Impossible Dream season.
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Stan Papi, Red Sox

The third baseman/second baseman/shortstop played for the Red Sox in 1979 after being traded for Bill Lee, and was with the team for one game in 1980 before he was shipped to the Phillies to complete a trade.
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Jerry Sichting, Celtics

Drafted by the Warriors in 1979, the Celtics acquired the 6-1 guard in 1985 in a trade with the Pacers. The Celtics shipped him to Portland in a trade in 1988, but he was a member of the 1986 Celtics championship team.
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Steve Lyons, Red Sox

The Red Sox utility player known as "Psycho" later became a broadcaster, but spent 1985 and part of 1986, and then 1992-93 with Boston.
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Ellis Burks, Red Sox

Ellis Burks was drafted by the Red Sox with the 20th pick of the 1983 draft, and he made his major-league debut in 1987. He spent 1987 through 1992 with the Red Sox, then returned in 2004 and was a member of the World Series championship team.
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Lyndon Byers, Bruins

The right winger was drafted by the Bruins in the second round of the 1982 draft, and he spent all but the final year of his career in Boston before finishing with the San Jose Sharks in 1992-93. Hockeyfights.com lists Byers with 92 career fights.
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Don Chaney, Celtics

Chaney, a guard from Louisiana who was drafted by the Celtics with the 12th pick of the 1968 draft, played 10 seasons in Boston (1968-1975, 1977-1980). Chaney had 6,663 career points and 558 steals. He won championship rings with the 1969 and 1974 teams.
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Joe-Max Moore, Revolution

Before he was given the No. 9 jersey symbolic of a team 's top striker, Moore (left), started his career with the Revolution wearing No. 12. Moore is the third-leading goal scorer in Revs team history (41 goals in 96 games), and second in assists (35). He was also a standout on the US national team with 100 appearances and 24 goals. He played in three World Cups (1994, 1998 and 2002), and was a member of the 1992 Olympic team.
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Matt Cavanaugh, Patriots

The journeyman quarterback spent five seasons from 1978 to 1982 as a backup behind Steve Grogan. He's now the quarterbacks coach of the New York Jets.
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